Semtech (SMTC) Competitors

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) and Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, MKSI or SMTC?

MKS has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Semtech has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MKSI or SMTC?

99.8% of MKS shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of MKS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Semtech shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, MKSI or SMTC?

MKS has higher revenue and earnings than Semtech. Semtech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MKS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MKS	$3.59B	2.00	$190M	$3.35	31.78
Semtech	$909.30M	4.58	-$161.90M	-$2.06	-23.35

Do analysts rate MKSI or SMTC?

MKS presently has a consensus target price of $118.89, indicating a potential upside of 11.69%. Semtech has a consensus target price of $58.58, indicating a potential upside of 21.79%. Given Semtech's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Semtech is more favorable than MKS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MKS	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Semtech	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Is MKSI or SMTC more profitable?

MKS has a net margin of 6.21% compared to Semtech's net margin of -12.52%. MKS's return on equity of 20.67% beat Semtech's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MKS	6.21%	20.67%	5.49%
Semtech	-12.52%	19.66%	2.92%

Does the media favor MKSI or SMTC?

In the previous week, MKS had 11 more articles in the media than Semtech. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for MKS and 6 mentions for Semtech. MKS's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Semtech's score of 0.66 indicating that MKS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MKS	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Semtech	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

MKS beats Semtech on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.